1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
NAWL Shares Communications Skills with Women in China
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), in partnership with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, Queen’s University and the University of Alberta is working on the Canada/China Women’s Law Project. This project is funded by the Canadian International Development ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
News from the Nova Scotia Caucus: The Frances Fish Award for Women Lawyers
The Nova Scotia caucus of NAWL (“NSAWL”) held its second Frances Fish Women Lawyers’ Achievement Awards dinner on October 21, 1999. The awards dinner honoured Dawn Russell, Dean of Dalhousie Law School, and Anne Derrick, a partner at the law firm Beaton, ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
Budget 2000: Entering a New Millennium ?
In the fall of 1999 one might have thought that fixing the focus of the 2000 budget would be a battle between advocates pushing for increased investment in Canada’s social programs on one side, and business lobbyists and high?income earners pushing for ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
Protecting Women’s Equality Rights: Refugee Determination
Pursuant to the United Nations 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, Canada provides international protection to refugees only if the persecution is “on account of” race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] S.C.J. No. 47 (QL) – Case Comment
New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] S.C.J. No. 47 (QL) – Case Comment Nouveau Brunswick (Ministre de la Santé et des Services communautaires) c. G. (J.) [1999] J.C.S. No. 47 (QL) – Commentaire Thanks in part ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
25th Anniversary Profile: Carole Curtis
Carole Curtis decided to become a lawyer in the early seventies during her undergraduate studies when she saw the boozy jocks she hung around with get into law school so easily. So, why not? The why not turned itself into a career ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
Donating Stocks to the NAWL Trust
The scope of charitable giving can be much broader than simply giving a sum of money to the NAWL Charitable Trust for Research and Education. One opportunity to give is through donating property rather than cash. Such a gift is called a ...
1 February 2000
February 1, 2000
The Importance of Respecting the Substantive Equality Rights of Lesbians NAWL’s presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Bill C-23 L’importance de respecter les droits des lesbiennes à l’égalité matérielle
Présentation de l’ANFD au Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne. Les lesbiennes sont des femmes qui éprouvent parfois un lourd fardeau de préjugés, d’irrespect et de violence du fait que nous aimons et cohabitons avec d’autres femmes. ...
23 December 1999
December 23, 1999
NAWL Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel
On April 8th, 1999, the Minister of Justice announced the creation of a Panel to review the Canadian Human Rights Act. At that time, the Minister stated that she wanted to increase the protection afforded by federal human rights enforcement mechanisms. Today, ...
1 December 1999
December 1, 1999
Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel
This brief was the basis of a NAWL presentation to the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel in October 1999 in Vancouver. The brief addresses issues of procedures, such as speedier complaint processing and guaranteed access to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, ...
21 September 1999
September 21, 1999
Silver and Still Surging: 25 Years of NAWL
With 25 years and thousands of women behind National Association of Women and the Law’s establishment and continued efforts, it is the perfect time to collectively reflect on NAWL’s work. Those of us who presently work with NAWL want to honour the ...
1 August 1999
August 1, 1999
Women Speak Out on Custody and Access
NAWL, with the financial assistance from Status of Women Canada, undertook to assist women across the country to look at the potential impact of changes put forward by the Special Joint Committee on Custody and Access. NAWL suggested ways in which women ...
12 May 1999
May 12, 1999
Supporting Families, Supporting Gender Equality: Improving Canada’s Tax and Transfer System
NAWL’s brief submitted to the House of Commons Finance Sub-Committee on Tax-Fairness for Canadian Families. NAWL finds unfortunate the debate over the tax fairness to families with a male breadwinner and female full-time caregiver. These issues do not provide a good basis ...
19 November 1998
November 19, 1998
Submission to the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Women and the Social Deficit
Mémoire de l’ANFD au Comité international sur les droits sociaux, économiques et culturels : Les femmes et le déficit social This presentation seeks to bring to the attention of the Committee the impact on Canadian women of Canada’s failure to realise the ...
1 November 1998
November 1, 1998
Canadian Women and the Social Deficit: A Presentation to the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the Occasion of the Consideration of Canada’s Third Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The NAWL presentation to the United Nations seeks to bring to the attention of the International Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights the impact on Canadian women of Canada’s failure to realize the social and economic rights guaranteed by the International ...
1 September 1998
September 1, 1998
Getting a Foot in the Door: Women, Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice
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1 August 1998
August 1, 1998
Pre-Budget Consultations: 1999 Federal Budget: Tackling the Social Deficit – Securing Gender Equality
NAWL’s brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (presented to the Committee in August 1998) urges the Government to concentrate on reducing the country’s alarming social deficit which has very specific negative effects on women, and as such exacerbates ...
15 April 1998
April 15, 1998
Final Report on Court-Related Harassment and Family Law “Justice”: A Review of the Literature & Analysis of Case Law
Prepared by Sandra A. Goundry in association with the Vancouver Association of Women and the Law, this reports provides a useful overview of court-related harassment in the family justice system. The report examines the sources of court-related harassment, provides an analysis of ...
1 March 1998
March 1, 1998
Custody and Access: A NAWL Brief to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access
NAWL’S brief to the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access examines the issue relating to disputed custody claims between parents. The brief outlines NAWL’s recommendations to the Committee, with a focus on the “best interest of the child” standard, violence ...
1 March 1998
March 1, 1998
The Child Support Guidelines: A NAWL Response to the Federal Child Support Guidelines
NAWL’s Response to the Federal Child Support Guidelines provides recommendations and general comments regarding the proposed amendments to the Divorce Act. While supporting the objectives of the Child Support Guidelines, NAWL urges the government to ensure that the guidelines and their application ...
